I was wondering, in mph or some other form of measuring speed like miles per hour, at what speed does blood circulate through your body?
The other day I accidentally got a big whiff of cleaning solution and it literally went "right to my head".
I know that the time it takes for oxygen to from your lungs to reach your brain has to be a matter of seconds after you inhale because the pulmonary circuit is very short in comparison with the systemic circuit, but I was wondering what the "speed" of blood was?
2006-11-27 15:36:50 · 3 answers · asked by SRS 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Blood travels at different speeds in all different types of vessels. Fastest in arteries, slower in arterioles, VERY slow in capillaries, then faster in venules, and faster again in veins.
from 425 cm/sec in the aorta to about less than 1 mm/min in capillaries is a decent range i think.
2006-11-27 15:40:27 · answer #1 · answered by Brian B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The average blood cell makes a round trip through the body's arteries and veins every 60 seconds, and can hit speeds of up to 10 mph. The heart pumps your five quarts of blood around your body 500 times a day
2006-11-27 15:45:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
whilst blood leaves your coronary heart, it travels approximately 3 feet according to 2d. that's the scale of one yardstick! using fact the blood gets nearer to the smaller arteries, it slows down. A drop of blood travels out of your coronary heart down on your feet and decrease back back in approximately one minute.
2016-12-29 14:28:25 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋